Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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Anterior approach THA results in less pain, fewer narcotics, increased function — 3 insights
A study, published in The Journal of Arthroplasty, examined whether surgical approach affected total hip arthroplasty outcomes. - 1/30/18 -
Study: Outpatient shoulder surgery in ASCs safe for patients 65+ years
A study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, examined the safety of outpatient shoulder surgery in a geriatric population at freestanding ASCs. - 1/29/18 -
How leading antimicrobial stewardship programs combat antibiotic resistance — 3 key takeaways
A new study in The Joint Commission Journal on Safety and Patient Quality identifies trends among prominent antimicrobial stewardship programs combating the threat of antibiotic resistance. - 1/26/18 -
Cookeville Center for Pain Management owner to pay $1.45M for prescribing 'useless' painkillers
Matthew Anderson and his management company, PMC, will pay $1.45 million to settle claims Cookeville (Tenn.) Center for Pain Management and its employees improperly billed Medicare and TennCare for painkillers, the Herald Citizen reports. - 1/26/18 -
Nurses can now practice in multiple states with eNLC license: 5 key insights
Nurses with Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact multistate licenses may begin practicing in eNLC states as of Jan. 19. - 1/25/18 -
Education may lead to safe unused opioid disposal postoperatively — 5 insights
Dissemination of an educational brochure improves disposal of unused opioids after surgery, a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons found. - 1/24/18 -
Duration of opioid prescription, not dosage, strongest predictor of postsurgical opioid abuse — 5 key insights
According to a study in the BMJ, duration of opioid prescription rather than dosage is more strongly associated with abuse among surgery patients without a history of recent or chronic opioid use. - 1/23/18 -
Wound management to prevent SSIs? There's an app for that
Researchers from the Wisconsin Institute of Surgical Outcomes Research and University of Wisconsin created WoundCare, a smartphone application that allows patients to send surgical wound pictures to remote nurses, HealthCareBusiness reports. Both organizations are based in Madison, Wis. - 1/23/18 -
YAG laser posterior capsulotomy highly effective in ASC space — AAAHC's Dr. Naomi Kuznets weighs in
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's Institute for Quality Improvement conducted a benchmarking study on YAG laser posterior capsulotomy, a relatively high volume ambulatory ophthalmology procedure. - 1/22/18 -
Parents of pediatric patients less likely to follow instructions when physicians express uncertainty, study suggests
Parents of pediatric patients may react more positively when physicians use broad differential diagnoses or most likely diagnosis in cases of diagnostic uncertainty, according to a study in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. - 1/11/18 -
Common deficiencies cited by AAAASF and how to fix them — Advance directives
In our ongoing series, Becker's ASC Review spoke with American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities' Associate Director of Accreditation Jeanne Henry about the organization's commonly cited deficiency related to advance directives. - 1/10/18 -
5 Strategies for realizing ambulatory quality success this year
Succeeding in the world of ambulatory quality is challenging. Organizations are awash in a sea of quality measures to track and report. They have multiple incentive-laden payor contracts, often with different quality-based incentives, and limited resources devoted to improving performance. - 1/9/18 -
Space suits may lead to increased infection rates, study shows
Space suits used to prevent orthopedic prosthetic joint infections may actually contribute to increased infection rates, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty. - 1/8/18 -
National Nurses Union endorses Medicare for All candidate in Illinois Congressional race
The nation's largest union of registered nurses National Nurses United endorsed Marie Newman for Congress as a Democrat. Ms. Newman is running against Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) in Illinois' 3rd Congressional District in the March 20, 2018 primary. - 1/5/18 -
The Joint Commission changes 2 National Patient Safety Goals
The Joint Commission announced changes to two of its National Patient Safety Goals have gone into effect. - 1/2/18 -
Hennepin County Medical Center to install specialty lighting in outpatient surgery rooms — 4 insights
The outpatient surgery rooms at Minneapolis-based Hennepin County Medical Center's new $160 million specialty treatment center will offer providers a unique lighting setup, the Minnesota StarTribune reports. - 12/26/17 -
After HBV outbreaks, The Joint Commission urges ambulatory providers to be mindful of blood glucose devices
The Joint Commission is urging ambulatory care provides to take extra precautions to ensure that they aren't reusing the single-use portion of blood glucose monitoring devices. - 12/19/17 -
Common deficiencies AAAASF cites most & how to fix them: From paper to electronic surgical logs — AAAASF recommends best practices
In our ongoing series, Becker's ASC Review spoke with AAAASF’s Associate Director of Accreditation Jeanne Henry about the organization's commonly cited deficiencies related to the transition from paper to electronic surgical logs. - 12/15/17 -
The Joint Commission updates hand hygiene standard for all organizations — 4 insights
The Joint Commission updated its hand hygiene standard for all accreditation programs. - 12/15/17 -
Total joint replacement the main cause of litigation in one metropolitan area: 5 things to know
In at least one metropolitan area, the main cause of medical litigation is infections from total joint replacements, according to an article in the Journal of Arthroplasty. - 12/15/17
